From: "Iñaki Baz Castillo" <ibc@...>
Date: 2009-02-25T04:52:42+09:00
Subject: Extrange String#=~ behaviour

Hi, I can't understand it:

  class String
    def =~ obj
      puts "Sorry, I don't compare"
    end
  end


a) OK
irb> "string" =~ 1234
Sorry, I don't compare
nil

b) ¿?
irb> "string" =~ /string/
0

c) OK
irb> "string".send(:"=~", 1234)
Sorry, I don't compare
nil

d) OK
irb> "string".send(:"=~", /string/)
Sorry, I don't compare
nil


Could I know why case "b" perform the normal regexp comparission instead of 
invoking the re-defined String#=~ method??

Thanks.


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Iñaki Baz Castillo